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Wiñaypacha
''Eternity'' ( ay, Wiñaypacha) is a 2018 Peruvian drama film directed by Óscar Catacora. It was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It is the first film to be done entirely in the Aymara language. Plot An elderly couple, Willka (Vicente Catacora, the grandfather of the director) and Phaxsi (Rosa Nina) preserve their religion and traditions. After the emigration of their only son, they are left abandoned. Despite this, they never lose hope and wait for him to return, some day. See also * List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * 2018 films 2018 drama films Peruvian drama films 2010s Peruvian films Aymara-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Catacora
Óscar Catacora (18 August 1987 – 26 November 2021) was a Peruvian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Biography Catacora was born on 18 August 1987 in the town of Ácora, Department of Puno. In 2007 he directed and acted in the medium-length film ''El sendero del chulo''. Two years later he entered the Professional School of Arts at the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno (UNA) to specialise in Theatre, but eventually dropped out to enlist in the Peruvian Army. In 2011 he began studying Social Communication Sciences at the UNA with the aim of specialising in audiovisual production. Two years later, in 2013, he wrote and directed ''La venganza del Súper Cholo'' (2013). That same year Catacora won a grant of 400,000 soles from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture in the National Film Competition to carry out his project '' Wiñaypacha''. The film – "the first Peruvian feature film shot entirely in Aymara" – is his debut feature and was presented by Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |